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Final 2 COVID-19 testing sites open today as city expands capacity
Read full article: Final 2 COVID-19 testing sites open today as city expands capacityTwo more COVID-19 testing sites are opening in Jacksonville Thursday as the city and neighboring counties wrestle with a surge in new COVID-19 cases. Local hospitals have seen beds fill up with an influx of new patients.
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City to resume COVID-19 testing at 2 Jacksonville senior centers
Read full article: City to resume COVID-19 testing at 2 Jacksonville senior centersLine of seniors waiting for vaccine Monday at the Lane Wiley Senior Center on Jacksonville's Westside. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Beginning Monday, the Mandarin and Lane Wiley Senior Centers that were utilized for vaccine distribution will return to providing COVID-19 testing. Beginning Monday, Feb. 22, both locations will open for testing from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Both sites will be open Monday through Friday. Makeup days were available for people age 65 and older and health care workers who received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at either Mandarin or Lane Wiley senior centers and missed their appointment for the second shot, the city of Jacksonville announced Friday.
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Final day for 2nd shots at Prime Osborn Convention Center
Read full article: Final day for 2nd shots at Prime Osborn Convention CenterJACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Friday is the final day to receive a second-dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. The vaccine site opened less than two months ago. For more information about the Prime Osborn location, you can contact the county Health Department at its COVID-19 information number, 904-253-1850. AdThe Lane Wiley site opens this morning at 9 a.m. and runs until 5 p.m. The state-operated vaccination site at the Regency Square Mall is still offering both first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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After โsoft launchโ Friday, second vaccine doses start Monday at 2 city-run sites
Read full article: After โsoft launchโ Friday, second vaccine doses start Monday at 2 city-run sitesThe two sites stopped giving first doses of the vaccine one week ago after the cityโs supply ran out. The city held onto enough supply to give those who received their first shot a second dose at the same location, starting Monday. AdโThese are for the city sites only and only available to those who received their first dose at one of these locations,โ Curry said. Patients will get a reminder phone call the day before their second dose is due. The city said the second doses will be administered until Feb. 12.
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City vaccine sites at senior centers could close soon as supply dwindles
Read full article: City vaccine sites at senior centers could close soon as supply dwindlesJACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ The city of Jacksonville is into its second week of coronavirus vaccinations at two senior center sites. Now it looks like these senior sites have a limited supply and it is possible they may not be open for much longer. The city only received 11,000 doses of the vaccine designated for the two sites at the Mandarin Senior Center and at the Lane Wiley Senior Center site on the Westside. The city received the vaccine allotment for the senior sites from the Florida Department of Health. The city tells News4Jax it is still working to continue the senior sites in the future in some form.
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First-come, first-served vaccines available Monday for Duval County seniors
Read full article: First-come, first-served vaccines available Monday for Duval County seniorsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Beginning Monday, Duval County residents 65 years and above can get COVID-19 vaccines at two Jacksonville senior citizen centers not by appointment but based on their birth month. RELATED: Moncrief church to administer 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine | VA to hold drive-thru vaccination clinics for certain veteransAll patients must provide a photo ID that shows their birthdate and proves Duval County residency. The Florida Department of Health in Duval County began giving Modernaโs COVID-19 vaccine Monday to anyone 65 years of age and older and health care workers who were able to get an appointment. New appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine will be added through the online system every Thursday at 5 p.m., the health department said. Curry said heโs grateful to the scientists, doctors and medical professionals who worked so hard to make a vaccine available to the public so quickly.
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Free flu vaccinations for Jacksonville residents at 2 COVID-19 testing sites
Read full article: Free flu vaccinations for Jacksonville residents at 2 COVID-19 testing sitesJACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Starting Monday, the city of Jacksonville and Logistics Health Inc. will provide free flu vaccinations to Duval County residents and city employees. The flu shots will be given Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at these locations:Lane Wiley Senior Center, 6710 Wiley RoadMandarin Senior Center, 3848 Hartley RoadChildren must be at least 9 years old to receive a free flu shot at either location. Safety measures will be in place at both locations and flu shots will be administered separately from COVID-19 testing. So far, flu season appears to be mild, but health experts are voicing their concerns about the possibility of a โtwindemic"-- where flu season would collide with the fight against COVID-19. On Sunday, 10,105 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Florida, more than 500 of them were in Jacksonville, according to the stateโs Department of Health.
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City of Jacksonville opens 3 new COVID-19 testing sites
Read full article: City of Jacksonville opens 3 new COVID-19 testing sitesJACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ The city of Jacksonville opened three new COVID-19 testing sites on Monday. The free testing sites are open to all Duval County residents and first responders. Oceanway Senior Center (walk-in) - 12215 Sago Ave. W. 32218Lane Wiley Senior Center (walk-up) - 6710 Wiley Road 32210Leroy D. Clemons Senior Center (walk-in) - 55 N. Jackson Ave. 32229According to the cityโs website, Leroy D. Clemons and Lane Wiley senior centers are open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, while the Oceanway Senior Center is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday. RELATED: Looking to be tested for COVID-19 in Jacksonville? If you are tested for COVID-19 at one of these sites, according to the city, Optum Serve Health Services will inform you when results are back from the lab and available on LHI.Care -- typically within four to six days.

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